Thursday, June 20, 2013

THE MIGHTY DEATH METAL KILLING MACHINE THAT IS REQUIEM HAILING FROM EAST GERMANY HAVE BEEN BLASTING AWAY THEIR UNCOMPROMISING BRAND OF PURE OLD SKULL DEATH METAL SINCE '95 AND ALTHOUGH NOT BEING THE MOST PROLIFIC BANDS THEY DO MAKE UP FOR THIS IN SHEER QUALITY AND DEATH METAL BRUTALITY. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THE BAND FEATURED ON FIRST EVER POWER OF THE RIFF COMP AND NOT ONLY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS FOR US.

TPOTR - The band formed
back in 1996 and released your first demo "Shades of God" the same
year how

has the band's sound
changed over the years from that first album?

Basically the sound
didn`t change that much...maybe it is a little bit more trashy... in fact we
became more experienced over the years and so we tried some other things and
transpose it otherwise.

TPOTR - Your classic
debut "Old Skull Death Metal"
came out in 2003 and things have been quiet on the

album front since
then, what are the reasons for this?

After the "old
skull death metal" album we were working on other musical projects and and
everyone of us 4 lived out the personal things that were in our minds.

TPOTR - Have you plans
for a new album in the works?

We`re working on a 4-track-ep but our
"real-life-jobs" are very time consuming so that we don`t like to put us under pressure with a release date or so.

TPOTR - It must be hard
to keep your spirits up being an independent band who basically do it all

by yourselves without
any label support. How has the band managed to survive this long, pure

metalheaded
perseverance?

This is very
simple... we are close-knit like a big family and we all love music.

TPOTR - Has the band
toured much outside of Germany and where would you like to tour in the future?

This year we will play some gigs in Germany, but we are also looking for some gigs in Poland or the Czech Rep. and our other neighboring countries...

maybe next year with new songs??!!

TPOTR - I want to ask you
about your home country Germany which has always been a stronghold for

metal music. Why is
this do you think?

Hehe..metal in Germany is like a religion...you believe or you believe not...and not least the Germans like it hard.

TPOTR - I want to thank
you for contributing "Her Blood" and "From Honor and Death"
to The Power of

the Riff Comp
representing Death Metal in fine form. How do you feel to be a part of the
comp?

HEY MAN...THAT`S FUCKING GREAT!!!!!!!!It is a great honor
for us to be part of the comp.

TPOTR - What are your
plans for the future of the band?

It's needless to say that we like to make music further on, and maybe our wish will come true and we can play a little tour!! thank you for your interest and stay metal!!! \m/